[thechat] canada's new democratic party

[Martin Burns]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Tara Cleveland wrote:

> simple as a blanket percentage... Maybe a percentage in a certain area, of
> the city, or taxing luxury condos at a higher rate, or saying to a developer
> that they must include one of a list of publicly beneficial things in their
> development and include parks and day care centres and community centres on
> the list

And, importantly, making damned sure that they deliver. Plenty of examples
here (more with commercial developments such as supermarkets) where there
have been promises of parks and sports facilities which somehow never
materialised.

Cheers
Martin
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